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Brooks, Keith; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1979
Discusses the benefits of the International Communication Association Communication Audit as a methodology for evaluation of organizational communication processes and outcomes. An "after" survey of 16 audited organizations confirmed the audit as a valid diagnostic methodology and organization development intervention technique which…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Communication Problems, Evaluation Methods, Information Theory
Eadie, William F. – 1973
Three philosophical perspectives on communication research are identified, described, and compared. First, communication of "action," a one-way approach, is a type of "cybernetic" theory of communication involving observation and experience in developing patterns of communication performance. It is simplistic, has a weak capacity for replication…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination
Pacilio, John, Jr.; Rudolph, Evan E. – 1973
Based upon Keith Davis's 1952 Ohio State doctoral dissertation on Episodic Communication Channels in Organizations (ECCO), further testing with ECCO methodology has found this analytic procedure to be basically sound, though it has expected weaknesses. Using a working situation as an example, surveys were taken to test the qualities of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Correspondence, Business Skills, Communication Problems
Breen, Myles P. – 1973
The state of information about research in communications is presently in chaos, and only careful systems analysis and publication of clearinghouse-type information can cure the jumble of project topics now under study in the field. The whole system of communications research requires meticulous monitoring, managing, continuous updating with…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Information Networks, Information Theory, Media Research
Roever, James E.; And Others – 1972
This collection of four papers is the result of an action caucus held in association with the Speech Communication Association's 1972 convention, focusing on developments in the speech communication field since the 1968 USOE/SAA New Orleans conference (ED 028 164). In the first paper, "New Orleans Revisited but Briefly," James E. Roever summarizes…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Futures (of Society)
Kibler, Robert J., Ed.; Barker, Larry L., Ed. – 1969
The first part of this report presents background and procedures of the 1968 New Orleans conference on speech-communication and lists the recommendations formally adopted by the conference concerning research priorities, graduate instruction, and issues and responsibilities in speech-communication. The major section of the publication is devoted…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Kibler, Robert J., Ed.; Barker, Larry L., Ed. – 1969
The first part of this report presents background and procedures of the 1968 New Orleans conference on speech-communication and lists the recommendations formally adopted by the conference concerning research priorities, graduate instruction, and issues and responsibilities in speech-communication. The major section of the publication is devoted…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)